None of the Above

1. Fire and Water

The British Tim Shaw conducts remarkable experiments and lets the people on t...

2. Forces of Nature

Coffee creamer bomb; breaking a beer bottle with one swift hand movement; mic...

3. In the Line of Fire

Testing the penetrative power of an assault rifle on teddy bears in the name ...

4. Extreme Heat

Test the heat of a Fresnel lens at a rooftop BBQ; an innovative design to con...

5. Smash and Grab

Hollywood's biggest car chases and explosions.

6. Sparks Will Fly

Experiments generating up to a million volts in man-made lightning bolts.

7. Under Pressure

At a gas pump, cigarettes, cell phones and static electricity could cause a r...

8. Defying Gravity

The strength of human hair; 10,000 volts through a melon.

9. Breaking Point

Re-creating the familiar trick of pulling a tablecloth away without disturbin...

10. Spitting Fire

Tim finds out how to shoot fire from the barrel of a shotgun and create an ef...

11. Blown Apart

Making ice cream with a fire extinguisher; blowing up a garden shed using onl...

12. The Big Bangs

Projectile groceries; glass grenades; blasting barrels.

13. Raining Fire

Tim asks what happens when a balloon is microwaved.

14. Blast Off

A set of highly unusual scientific challenges; a slip-sliding race with house...

15. Deep Heat

Ways to understand the natural forces at work in everyday lives.

17. What Goes Up

From shooting hoops in a moving vehicle to boiling up a bottle of bubbly in a...

18. Chain Reactions

Tim demonstrates how a harmless ping-pong ball can pack a mighty punch, how d...

19. Waves of Fire

Tim tests the safety of various gases for use in a blimp and employs a flame-...

20. Short Fuse

Tim takes fast food to extremes when he fires food from a cannon to see which...